popular  auxiliary verb  verb (generic) 

• like, as if, the same as

popular  JLPT N5  usually written using kana alone  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  auxiliary verb 

• to be (of animate objects), to exist
• to stay
• to be ...-ing, to have been ...-ing

popular  search-only kana form  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N5  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  usually written using kana alone  auxiliary verb  colloquial  slang 

• to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for)
• to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road)
• to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along
• to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice), to try
• to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by
• to stream, to flow
• to die, to pass away
• to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.), to get to, to go (so far as ...)
• to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.), to arrive
• to continue ..., to go on ..., to (progress) steadily, to gradually ..., to progressively ...
• to have an orgasm, to come, to cum
• to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination

popular  JLPT N3  humble language  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  polite language  auxiliary verb 

• to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy
• to eat, to drink
• to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)
• to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)
• to get someone to do something

popular  JLPT N3  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  transitive verb  auxiliary verb 

• to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win
• to understand, to comprehend
• to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill)
• to be able to ..., can ...

popular  usually written using kana alone  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  auxiliary verb 

• to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
• to miss (one's chance to ...)

popular  polite language  copula  auxiliary verb  verb (generic) 

• be, is

popular  auxiliary verb  verb (generic)  godan verb  godan verb (archaic) 

• to do completely
• to do accidentally, to do without meaning to, to happen to do

popular  particle  archaic  copula  auxiliary verb  verb (generic)  irregular ru verb 

• -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")
• doing such things as...
• expresses a command
• to be
• indicates completion or continuation of an action

popular  auxiliary verb  verb (generic)  copula 

• be, is